LEXINGTON, KY – The U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Kentucky is reporting that a Mexican national, illegally residing in Lancaster, Ky., Ernesto Mendez-Lopez, 37, was sentenced on Monday, to 30 years in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for production of child pornography.

LEXINGTON, KY (Monday, December 4, 2023) – United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV, announced Monday that the federal government has reached an agreement with the Big Sandy Regional Jail Authority, which operates the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center (BSRDC), to ensure that people with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive medically appropriate treatment with any FDA-approved medication for OUD, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

MANCHESTER, KY - The Manchester Police Department (MPD) is reporting that safety checkpoints will be conducted by MPD Officers beginning Monday, December 4th through Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024.

UMATILLA COUNTY, OR – OSP Fish and Wildlife Division is seeking public assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for the waste of a Rocky Mountain Elk in Umatilla County.

HENDERSON COUNTY, TN – An undercover joint operation targeting illicit drug sales in Henderson County and surrounding counties has resulted in indictments and arrests.  Operation Holiday Surprise, led by the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, began in February of 2022 as a continuation of Operation Big Red Ice I and II, which resulted in 51 drug-related indictments. 

INEZ, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is reporting that KSP Post 9, Pikeville received a call from Martin County 911 dispatch on December 1, 2023 at 8:36 A.M. requesting assistance on scene of a residential fire in the Inez community.